Diagnostic Basis - For TCM, Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, and Related Majors

Author: Sun Yingli
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Each chapter of this book includes a "Guidance" section, introducing the key learning points of the chapter, the content that students are required to master, familiarize with, and understand, serving as a reference for teaching and learning. The order of patient history taking and common symptoms has been changed in the symptom diagnosis section, which is beneficial for learning and explanation. The chapter on common symptoms has removed "Key Examination Points" and added "Diagnostic Thinking," briefly introducing the key points of diagnosis and differential diagnosis for each symptom, facilitating students in grasping the key content and closely integrating with clinical practice, inspiring students to develop the correct approach to symptom diagnosis, making the textbook more practical. The physical examination diagnosis section has added "The Order of a Full Physical Examination," introducing the actual clinical operation sequence and content, emphasizing the precautions during specific procedures, which is conducive to cultivating students' basic skills and enhancing the operability of the textbook. The textbook is developed based on the training objectives of higher traditional Chinese medicine colleges and universities, with an effort to be concise, focused, and clear, significantly reducing the length and word count compared to the original textbook. The content is carefully selected to be refined and up-to-date, removing outdated or less frequently used clinical content while adding new knowledge and advanced diagnostic methods. This textbook is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students of higher traditional Chinese medicine colleges and universities, as well as clinical physicians. It can also serve as a supplementary book for the National Medical Examination for Practicing Physicians and professional title examinations.